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Modernization of Statistical Production and Services

The world is experiencing a data revolution. As information technology is rapidly becoming ubiquitous, (internet, mobile phones, electronic modes of payments), tremendous amounts of information are being recorded and stored automatically. Could these sources of information, usually designated as “big data” be used by National Statistical Offices to produce official statistics? This is one of the issues discussed under the modernization of statistical products and services area of work.